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Players who played for Blackburn Rovers and Reading

Which footballers have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Reading? It's exactly the kind of link that wins rounds of The Connection, our football trivia game. Every player below has been checked against his career record, including loan spells.

Quick quiz: how many can you name before you look? There are 6 in our list.
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PlayerCountryBlackburn RoversReading
Jason RobertsEngland / Grenada2006–20122012–2014
Junior HoilettCanada2009–2012–
Scott DannEngland2011–20142021–2023
YakubuNigeria2011–20122015
Danny GuthrieEngland2015–20172012–2015
Modou BarrowGambia2015 loan2017–2020

Quick facts

Common questions

How many players have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Reading?

6 players in our hand-checked list have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Reading, most recently Scott Dann, Modou Barrow and Yakubu.

Who is the most recent player to play for Blackburn Rovers and Reading?

In our list, the most recent to make the link is Scott Dann (England).

Who was the first player in our list to play for both?

Jason Roberts is the earliest player in our list to have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Reading.

Do loan spells count?

Yes. In The Connection a loan counts. One player, Modou Barrow, made the link through a loan spell.

Test yourself

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